Title :
Generation of transform limited optical pulses using all-optical gate
Author :
Betts, R.A. ; Lear, J.W. ; Frisken, S.J. ; Atherton, P.S.
Author_Institution :
OTC Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
5/21/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Transform limited optical pulses have been generated using an all-optical gate based on an optical fibre Sagnac loop in which optically amplified, spectrally chirped, gain switched pulses from a DFB laser diode were used to ´gate´ a DFB laser diode driven CW. The resulting pulses were measured to be transform limited and are therefore suitable for transmission as solitons.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical switches; solitons; DFB laser diode; all-optical gate; gain switched pulses; optical fibre Sagnac loop; soliton transmission; transform limited optical pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920657
